Two of the Premier League’s three promoted clubs began the 2026/27 season with victories. Hull City produced the biggest surprise by beating Manchester United 2-0, while Ipswich Town marked their return with a 2-1 home win over Sunderland. Coventry City had a much harder evening as champions Arsenal secured a comfortable 3-0 victory at the Emirates Stadium. The results provided an early reminder that promoted teams do not all need to approach the division in the same way. Hull accepted…

Fifteen goals leaked across 38 Premier League games. That’s the kind of absurd number José Mourinho walked away with after his very first year in England. Chelsea hadn't touched a league title since 1955. Fifty years on, the trophy was back at Stamford Bridge after a ridiculous 95-point campaign. But out of all the stats from that year, there’s one that still doesn't even sound real: 15 goals allowed over a whole damn season. It started with a clean sheet…

Brighton chairman Tony Bloom is known for his hard negotiating skills when other clubs are interested in their players, but this summer he has taken a gamble on a big signing of his own, the 19-year-old centre back Luka Vuskovic. The Croatian arrived in Sussex for a club record fee of €54.00m. The move came quickly after Jan Paul van Hecke’s departure to Tottenham Hotspur, where Vuskovic arrived from. He came with plenty of hype – Brighton fans were sharing…

A turbulent summer is behind Liverpool. The club appointed Andoni Iraola as their new head coach in June, and since then, Anfield has been undergoing a full reconstruction: of the squad, style, and identity. Amid all the noise surrounding the rebuild, one of the burning questions was the keeper options Liverpool are weighing, with Emi Martinez even surfacing as a potential option. In the end, the club decided to keep Alisson Becker for another season. But the goalkeeper situation was…

Previously dismissed as little more than a glorified pre-season friendly, the Community Shield has taken on added importance in recent years. Clever marketing has given the fixture additional gravitas, particularly for English Premier League fans located in international jurisdictions. With that in mind, read on as we assess why this year’s fixture between Arsenal and Manchester City on August 16 will garner worldwide attention. Premier League’s global expansion pays dividends The Premier League has left other major European leagues trailing…